Top Pittstown, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Watchung, NJ
Over 250 Years Of Combined Experience Advocating For Your Rights.
Se Habla Español
Free Consultation
60 Park Place, 18th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
2317 Highway 34, Ste 2C, Manasquan, NJ 08736
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Pittstown, NJ
21 Main St, Ste 250, Hackensack, NJ 07601
20 Court Street, Suite 4, Hackensack, NJ 07601
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
111-113 Main, Hackensack, NJ 07601
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
30 Two Bridges Road, Suite 260, Fairfield, NJ 07004
301 Route 17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070
105 Eisenhower Pkwy, Roseland, NJ 07068
69 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876-2438
374 Millburn Ave, Suite 202E, Millburn, NJ 07041
26 Journal Square, Suite 1201, Jersey City, NJ 07306
5 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822
17A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
201 Mongomery Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 263, Jersey City, NJ 07302
262 East Main, Rockaway, NJ 07866
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1299 Route 22 East, Mountainside, NJ 07092
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
44 Washington Street, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08753
150 Bay St, Suite 338, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Pittstown Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Pittstown
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Pittstown and checks their standing with New Jersey bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
State Required Disclosure: No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both New Jersey state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine